Foldable ADAS Calibration Frame for Heavy-Truck Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing ADAS calibration devices for heavy-duty trucks are cumbersome due to their large height and width, making them inconvenient for transportation and storage.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle ADAS calibration device with a foldable design, featuring a support platform, a hingedly installed lifting mechanism that can fold onto the support platform, and a foldable arm mechanism that can fold onto the lifting mechanism, along with a centering and rotating platform for precise target adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the ADAS calibration device is designed with large height and width to accommodate heavy-duty truck calibration requirements, then the calibration capability is improved, but the convenience of transportation and storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting mechanism and foldable arm mechanism are designed to be dynamically adjustable between extended and folded states. The lifting mechanism can be folded onto the support platform, and the foldable arm mechanism can be folded onto the lifting mechanism, transforming the device from a large extended configuration to a compact folded configuration for transportation and storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs a nested folding structure where the foldable arm mechanism nests within the lifting mechanism when folded, and the lifting mechanism nests within the support platform. This nested arrangement significantly reduces the overall size for transportation while maintaining the full calibration capability when deployed.
2Measurement precision
If the ADAS calibration device is designed with large height and width for heavy-duty truck calibration, then the calibration precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into modular components including a support platform, a lifting mechanism with multiple sections, and a foldable arm mechanism with adjustable segments. Each segment can be independently adjusted and folded, reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining calibration precision through coordinated positioning of these modular elements.
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AI summary
A vehicle ADAS calibration device, including: a support platform; a lifting mechanism, foldable on the support platform, the lifting mechanism being hinged to the support platform; and an foldable arm mechanism, foldable on the lifting mechanism. The foldable arm mechanism is mounted on the lifting mechanism. By folding the foldable arm mechanism onto the lifting mechanism, the width of the vehicle ADAS calibration device can be reduced; and by folding the lifting mechanism onto the support platform, the height of the vehicle ADAS calibration device can be reduced, thereby facilitating storage and transportation.